Cellular Principles of Biomedical Engineering

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This course will provide students a fundamental understanding of cellular systems essential for engineering effective biomedical applications. The course comprises of three modules. Module 1 will discuss the principles of cellular biology and mathematics that govern cell signaling, growth, and propagation. In the laboratory students will create and analyze mammalian cell growth curves. Biomedical applications such as bioreactors will be discussed. Module 2 will discuss how cells organize into tissue and organs within the human body. Characteristics of different cell types found within human body will be mathematically analyzed, with special emphasis on stem cells and their application in tissue engineering. Module 3 will discuss how immune cells react to infection and injury. In the laboratory students will explore stimulus driven immune cell migration.